Monica Lewinsky

that woman” (Nelson, 2013). Later, he confessed that he did have an inappropriate relationship with Ms. Lewinsky. Hillary Clinton stood by his side through it all, even was he was only the second person in United States history to be impeached by the House of Representatives for perjury for purposely being untruthful to a federal Grand Jury about the nature of his relationship with Monica Lewinsky (Mitchel, 1998). During the senate trial however, he was not found guilty and survived and remained…

Clinton was having an affair with Monica Lewinsky, who at the time was a new intern then given a white house job, the affair lasted 18 months. April 5th, 1996 Lewinsky was transferred to the Pentagon where she met and befriended Linda Tripp. She began telling Linda about her relationships with the president, unbeknownst to her Linda was secretly recording their conversations. Which was later used as evidence against Bill in court. When questioned about the Lewinsky affair, the president was not…

accuse Sarah Good. Once the witch hunt is underway, Mary Warren blames John Proctor of witchcraft to save herself. This selfish motive of self-preservation was witnessed in the Lewinsky scandal in the year 1998, when it was rumored President Bill Clinton was involved in an affair with White House employee Monica Lewinsky. Clinton famously uttered, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman,” a lie meant to save himself that ultimately led to his impeachment.…

they focused on the ongoing investigation. The article begins by stating “Kenneth Starr, the Whitewater independent counsel, is to consider whether President Bill Clinton encouraged a former White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, to lie under oath about an alleged affair with him” (Et Tu Monica 1). This assertion seems factual, but no source is cited when “is to consider” is used in the sentence. Who is forcing Starr to consider? Throughout the rest of the article, a factual background of the…

coverage. Proving that Clinton was largely to blame, Karen Popp notes that the president was definitely a part of this whole ordeal. She goes on to say that “There can be no doubt that President Clinton’s reckless and careless personal conduct with Monica Lewinsky contributed to the events of 1998 and 1999” (224). This just goes to show that Clinton had a big hand in the entire issue. If he would not…

Lewinsky has said (in her TED talk “The Price of Shame”) that she has drawn strength from reading the work of Brene Brown, who studies vulnerability and shame, particularly in women. Brown makes a powerful distinction between shame and guilt. The latter,…

The next scandal that had to do with the Clinton family was the Lewinsky scandal during Bill’s presidential days. The Lewinsky scandal was a when Bill Clinton had an affair with his 21 year old intern named Monica Lewinsky. They both denied the affair but one of Monica’s coworkers Lina Tripp “secretly recorded Lewinsky's comments about the president” (Glum). They both lied. That’s when Bill…

the next generation and realize the example being set in front of them. The culture that people live in now is setting the wrong example of of the use of the internet and it is making the next generation more vulnerable to public shaming. Pao and Lewinsky take the approach of fixing the problem of online harassment instead of tolerating it. Pao uses facts from Pew Research to show a statistic on online bullying. Pew Research stated that, “Fully 40 percent of online users have experienced…

William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Through the speech, Clinton desires to relate his presidency to the American dream and values such as, freedom, prosperity, security, and a perfect union. Clinton achieves this using logos to highlight the positive parts of his presidency with diction words such as; stronger, freer, cleaner, more prosperous, safer, ect. These words communicates a disdain for the previous…

silent for almost twenty years, Monica Lewinsky walked onto the Ted stage and shared with the audience her personal experience as a victim of cyber bullying and humiliation, as well as her calling for a more compassionate and empathetic world. Her persuasive speech titled “The Price of Shame” is well written, organized and delivered, and is worth learning from. Lewinsky delivered this speech in…